[Moltke]

on Friday rejected an argument that Creech should not be executed because he was sentenced by a judge rather than a jury.

Huh, I thought the jury only decides on guilt, then the judge sentences according to the statutes. Do they do it differently in Idaho? Sentenced by a jury? That sounds horrible, given jurors being what they are.

[Moltke]

a harmless, remorseful and compassionate man who evolved into a valued, respected and beloved member of the prison community in which he has lived and been punished for 50 years.

ROTFLMAO! Only a lawyer could come up with such claptrap. BTW, he has not been punished at all yet. The sentence was death, he's still breathing, qed.